Category: Water Resources

How Do You Reduce Runoff Pollution?

A vegetated greenway in the Village of Windsor, Wisconsin, is a good example of a way to remove phosphorus from stormwater runoff. The vegetation filters out pollutants before they reach wetlands and waterways. When it comes to a community having its stormwater runoff problems evaluated, spending a little money up front can potentially save that… Read More »

Road Closed — But Engineers Are On The Scene

The culvert that carried Trout Brook under STH 13 at North York in Ashland County, Wisconsin, was washed out July 11 after torrential rains hit the area. By Jeff Abramson, PE “All the roads into Mellen (Wisconsin) were closed this morning from washouts and bridges gone.” That daunting line in an Associated Press report on… Read More »

To Dam It Or Not To Dam It

By Pete Haug, PE As a water resources engineer who’s inspected hundreds of river structures and dams over the past 15 years, I’ve seen dams at their best and worst. You have those fully functional dams dutifully retaining water, maintaining flood control, assisting with irrigation, controlling sedimentation, and supplying hydropower. And you have those that… Read More »